Direct type backlight module having reflective sheet supported by supporting member

• US 7,604,365 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2007
• Issued: 10/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Shao-Han
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember; Thomas M
• Application Number:
  US11/697,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20080094830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 362/225, 362235-237, 362240-241, 362/247, 362/249, 362/97.1, 362/97.3, 362/97.4, 362/249.01, 362/249.02, 362/238
• US Class Current: 362/97.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133605 including specially adapted reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133608 including particular frames or supporting means

Abstract

An exemplary direct type backlight module (30) includes a housing (31), a reflective sheet (34), a central supporting member (36), and a plurality of light sources (33). The housing includes a base plate (311) and a periphery side plate (313) extending from the base plate. The supporting member is disposed on the base plate and supports the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet defining a plurality of through holes. The light sources are arranged on or above the base plate. Each of the light sources includes a light emitting portion (331) extending through a corresponding one of the through holes of the reflective sheet.

Claims

1. A direct type backlight module, comprising:

a housing having a base plate and a peripheral side plate extending from the base plate;

two reflective sheets, and each reflective sheet defining a plurality of through holes;

a supporting member positioned between the reflective sheets, the supporting member comprising a platform and a platform support, the platform including a top surface supporting the reflective sheets and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and the platform support extending from the bottom surface of the platform and fixed to the base plate of the housing;

a plurality of light sources arranged on or above the base plate, each of the light sources including a light emitting portion extending through a corresponding one of the through holes of the reflective sheets; and

an optical sheet arranged on the side plate above the light sources, wherein the supporting member further comprises a supporting column extending from the top surface of the supporting member, and the supporting column supports the optical sheet;

wherein the supporting member comprises at least one hook extending from the top surface thereof, each reflective sheet defines at least one hook hole engagingly receiving the at least one hook such that each reflective sheet is fixed to the supporting member.

2. The direct type backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflective sheets are fixed to the supporting member by one of double-sided adhesive tape, solid adhesive, or cured glue.

3. The direct type backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform support comprises two parallel beam portions extending from the bottom surface and two pairs of end portions, and each pair of end portions extends from a respective end of the platform support and is fixed to the base plate of the housing.

4. The direct type backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein each reflective sheet defines a plurality of locating holes therein, and the supporting member includes a plurality of locating posts extending from the top surface thereof and engaging in the a plurality of locating holes.

5. The direct type backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting member further comprises a reflective partition board extending up from the top surface of the supporting member;

the two reflective sheets are on opposite sides of the reflective partition board.

6. The direct type backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light sources are light emitting diodes (LEDs).